Ariana DeBose joined an elite group of Academy Award winners when she picked up the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress tonight (March 27).

The breakout star beat out Judi Dench, Kirsten Dunst, Jessie Buckley and Aunjanue Ellis to take home the award for her work as Anita in the big-screen adaption of West Side Story. In doing so, she made history several times over.

For starters, BeDose becomes the second actress to win the category for playing the role Rita Moreno took home the honor after playing Anita in the 1961 film adaption of the classic musical, according to the Los Angeles Times.

This is only the third time that an Oscar has been awarded to different actors for the same role. Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix were previously awarded for their portrayals of The Joker, and Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro picked up wins for their runs as Vito Corelone from The Godfather, according to People.

DeBose and Moreno are the first actresses to pull of the feat, and Moreno was on hand in the audience while DeBose accepted her award.

That’s not all, though.

In accepting her win, BeDose also becomes the first Afro Latina actress and first openly queer woman of color to pick up an acting award, according to NBC News.

The Anita actress acknowledged the historic nature of her win while picking up her trophy.

“Imagine this little girl in the back seat of a white Ford Focus. Look into her eyes; you see an openly queer woman of color, an Afro Latina, who found her strength in life through art. And that’s what I believe we’re here to celebrate,” she said.

“So to anybody who’s ever questioned your identity ever, ever, ever, or you find yourself living in the grey spaces, I promise you this: there is indeed a place for us.”

Watch her full acceptance speech below:

West Side Story is in the running for seven awards tonight with major nominations in the Best Picture and Best Director categories.

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